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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 564 · 40 questions
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Memory tip (Each item pulls the next): Steps: picture the first item → link it to the next item → keep linking in order → replay the story. Use actions, not places: “a pen stirring tea in a cup” beats “a pen near a cup”. Every item needs its own link; skip one and that item is lost.

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  1. 1.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella rolls into a sock; the sock tickles a duck; the duck falls into a banana; the banana sits on a frog. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) umbrella (b) frog (c) banana (d) sock
  3. 3.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock chases a tiger; the tiger tickles a spoon; the spoon jumps over a kettle; the kettle sings to a drum. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tiger (b) sock (c) drum (d) spoon
  5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose crashes into a tomato; the tomato falls into a cat; the cat bounces onto a sock; the sock sings to a nest. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) nest (b) tomato (c) cat (d) rose
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion bounces onto a drum; the drum sings to a coconut; the coconut crashes into an orange; the orange jumps over a guava. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) onion (b) drum (c) orange (d) coconut
  9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
  10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp falls into a jeep; the jeep sings to a goat; the goat sits on an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over an owl. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) goat (b) jeep (c) ice cream (d) owl
  12. 12.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
  13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch jumps over a nest; the nest pulls a doll; the doll crashes into a whistle; the whistle sings to a coconut. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) nest (b) coconut (c) watch (d) doll
  15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
  16. 16.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
  17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella falls into a key; the key sings to a tent; the tent sits on a pencil; the pencil pulls a rope. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) pencil (b) tent (c) rope (d) key
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a glass; the glass bounces onto a candle; the candle jumps over a watch. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) inkpot (b) glass (c) watch (d) needle
  20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil tickles a radio; the radio chases a lemon; the lemon rolls into a cat; the cat bounces onto an ant. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) lemon (b) radio (c) cat (d) ant
  23. 23.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle jumps over an orange; the orange pulls a tiger; the tiger rolls into a fan; the fan bounces onto an anchor. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) anchor (b) candle (c) tiger (d) orange
  25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sits on an umpire; the umpire pulls a drum; the drum tickles a jug; the jug chases a jalebi. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) drum (c) jug (d) ball
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock sings to a flute; the flute sits on an anchor; the anchor crashes into a lamp; the lamp pulls a key. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) key (b) anchor (c) lamp (d) flute
  28. 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
  29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum chases a vase; the vase tickles a shoe; the shoe pulls a candle; the candle crashes into a lamp. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) vase (b) shoe (c) candle (d) drum
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire sings to a net; the net rolls into a ball; the ball bounces onto an ant; the ant chases an anchor. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) net (b) anchor (c) ball (d) umpire
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute crashes into an owl; the owl tickles a candle; the candle rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a cat. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) flute (b) cat (c) candle (d) owl
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato pulls an orange; the orange tickles a jeep; the jeep crashes into a drum; the drum chases a kettle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) orange (b) tomato (c) drum (d) kettle
  34. 34.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sits on a flute; the flute rolls into a jug; the jug crashes into a frog; the frog sings to a glass. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) umbrella (b) glass (c) frog (d) flute
  36. 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango chases an urn; the urn crashes into a spoon; the spoon tickles an anchor; the anchor sits on a jeep. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) spoon (b) anchor (c) jeep (d) urn
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp sits on a ball; the ball bounces onto an umpire; the umpire chases an igloo; the igloo sings to a radio. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) umpire (b) lamp (c) radio (d) ball
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sits on a goat; the goat rolls into a fan; the fan tickles an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a flute. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) goat (b) coconut (c) fan (d) ice cream
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio falls into a nest; the nest tickles a duck; the duck sings to a mango; the mango bounces onto a net. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) radio (b) mango (c) net (d) nest

Answer key

  1. step 1
  2. sock
  3. replay the story
  4. drum
  5. step 3
  6. picture the first item
  7. cat
  8. orange
  9. picture the first item
  10. step 4
  11. jeep
  12. the pen stirring tea
  13. keep linking in order
  14. nest
  15. link it to the next item
  16. that item is lost
  17. picture the first item
  18. pencil
  19. watch
  20. picture the first item
  21. step 2
  22. cat
  23. funny actions
  24. orange
  25. link it to the next item
  26. jalebi
  27. flute
  28. link it to the next item
  29. picture the first item
  30. shoe
  31. ball
  32. owl
  33. kettle
  34. step 4
  35. umbrella
  36. keep linking in order
  37. urn
  38. umpire
  39. coconut
  40. radio

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